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Berlin 2010: Play it Again …! Series
11 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg in Breathless As per The Hollywood Reporter, the Berlin International Film Festival will mark its 60th anniversary with the retrospective "Play it Again …!," featuring 40 films compiled by British film critic David Thomson from previous Berlin festivals. Among them are Curzio Malaparte’s The Forbidden Christ, Alf Sjoberg’s Miss Julie, Akira Kurosawa’s To Live, Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter, Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum, Niels Arden Oplev’s We Shall Overcome, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia. Also, Nagisa Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses, which caused a furor in 1976. German authorities — who probably had better things to do (weren’t the Baader Meinhof running [...] »
- Andre Soares
Fiona Apple Gets Wordy: Wake-Up Video
9 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
With Lilith Fair returning next year, perhaps it's time for Fiona Apple to make a comeback. The feisty singer-songwriter whose debut album became a smash on the back of big singles "Criminal," "Sleep to Dream" and "Shadowboxer" proved that young women didn't have to be overly sexy or buttoned-down to make it big in pop music. Tidal sold over three million copies in this country, an astounding number for any album but especially incredible considering the content of the album. Apple's combination of jazzbo grooves, edgy art rock and openly hostile persona made her a favorite both among fans and media. On this day in 1999 (that's a decade ago, homes), Apple dropped her second album, which at the time contained the longest title in the history of pop music. Known commonly as When the Pawn, the actual full name of the record is (deep breath): When the pawn hits »
- Kyle Anderson
Crashville: The Risky Route To Oscar Glory
6 November 2009 10:00 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
In March 2006 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sprung one of its annual surprises by awarding the best picture Oscar to Crash, rather than Ang Lee’s acclaimed gay cowboy drama, Brokeback Mountain. At the time it looked as though racism and multiple vehicular pile-ups had trumped homosexuality in the battle of the “hot button” issue movies. But perhaps the Academy was belatedly acknowledging the kind of ambitious, densely plotted, multi-character dramas made famous by the great Robert Altman. From 1975’s Nashville, to Short Cuts, Prêt à Porter and his 2006 swansong A Prairie Home Companion, Altman allowed audiences to immerse themselves in the cinematic equivalent of a book of short stories. Writer Alissa Quart has characterised these films with multiple intersecting plotlines as “hyperlink movies”, in which, “information, character, and action co-exist without hierarchy”. Now I’m a fan of Altman and I loved Paul Thomas Anderson’s, »
- Susannah
The Ti West Interview: Writing and Directing The House of the Devil (2009’s Best Horror Film), Nailing the ’80s, and His “Shitty” Experience on Cabin Fever 2
29 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
When 2009 is reflected on later, it won't be the clunky, predictable Oscar-bait pics that standout but rather a new crop of outspoken auteurs that came into their own in '09 with stealthy, highly confident fare. A charged determination and can't-fail idealism is instilled in these directors that makes the filmmaking process once again exciting and truly daring: A young man's game. Writer/director, Ti West, is one such auteur. Not yet 30 years of age, West has crafted a horror film with an attention to detail, sex appeal, color and sound so as to evoke the paranoid trips of early Roman Polanski and the vintage, pop-darkly appreciation of early Richard Linklater and Paul Thomas Anderson. Bearing a title that is epic and playfully dry, The House of the Devil reconnects the horror genre with roots-y, genuine, teetering suspense. By doing so, West also manages to grasp viewers in the claws of »
- Hunter Stephenson
Boondocks, Babysitters and Broncos
26 October 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
A Halloween week surprisingly light on horror sees instead some romantic dust-ups, courtroom showdowns and an epic battle of egos waged across the vast cosmic expanse of time and space.
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"Aladin"
While much of Bollywood's output has a touch of the fantastical, this contemporary adaptation of the classic fairytale cranks things up to a whole new level. The latest from Indian director Sujoy Ghosh, this romantic fable finds Ritesh Deshmukh as the eponymous hero, a ne'er-do-well bullied by local thugs whose life transforms when his childhood crush gives him a magic lamp containing a genie (Amitabh Bachchan). Eager to be released from his teapot-shaped prison for good, the fast-talking trickster pressures our befuddled hero to make wishes until things turn ugly when the lamp's former occupant (Sanjay Dutt) shows up. In Hindi with subtitles. »
- Neil Pedley
Quick List: Celebrities With The Worst Reputations
22 October 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Perception is everything, and I don't mean to get all metaphysical on you, but sometimes it's how the world sees us that can define who we are -- but what if the world thinks you're a psycho? In an interview with American Psycho director Mary Harron, she was reminiscing about the black comedy, and as it turns out, her star Christian Bale based his vision of the murdering yuppie on -- wait for it -- Tom Cruise. According to Harron, she and Bale had been collaborating on the character when "...he [Bale] called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy."
Actors take inspiration from all kinds of places, but you can't help but wonder if Bale saw something that we would all be made painfully aware »
- Jessica Barnes
'Somebody to Love': The Coen brothers' rock and roll epiphany
21 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »
Given what audacious, far-ranging, and sensually intoxicated filmmakers they are, Joel and Ethan Coen have never shown much of a rock & roll side. Okay, there was The Big Lebowski (1998), that deadbeat-soul-of-Los Angeles stoner cult classic. It was sprinkled with Dylan, Creedence, and Elvis, and it had that one goofily farfetched moment of surreal jukebox rapture: a druggy dream sequence, set to Kenny Rogers' 1968 hit "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," that was like Busby Berkeley on peyote at the bowling alley. I saw The Big Lebowski again recently, and sorry, I'm still not wild »
- Owen Gleiberman
A Take Above the Rest
18 October 2009 1:13 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The ‘long take’, a film technique born in the middle of the 20th century, is often neglected by modern directors in favor of a more rapid-fire, MTV-inspired editing style. In fact, as the medium grows older, the average shot length (Asl) decreases; according to Swivel.com [1], the Asl of American films has dropped from 10.5 seconds in 1946 to 2.9 seconds in 2006. However, a number of creative auteurs, such as Andrei Tarkovsky, P.T. Anderson, and Orson Welles, have used the long take to great effect, exploring various concepts and creating disparate moods. Here are some of the best examples. 6. Old Boy – Fight Scene – Runtime: 2:42 The shot begins with our main character, Dae-Su, at one end of a narrow warehouse hallway, facing an elevator door at the other end. Unfortunately for him, about twenty assailants holding a variety of weapons obstruct his path. The classic fight scene in Old Boy makes use of »
- Daniel
Jocelin Donahue ('The House of the Devil', 'The Burrowers')
18 October 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Jocelin Donahue is a thoughtful actress. Thoughtful films would be her genre: The former Nyu Sociology-History undergrad has starred in period pieces like The Burrowers, a horror-western that was as much about settling the wilderness of the West as about what beasts lurk beneath that harsh terrain. She has been in abstracted short films like The Masquerade and Express 831. Sitting with me in a room at the Four Seasons, draped in the catalog-sharp attire that befits her past career as a model, Jocelin tells me she is drawn to acting because she is fascinated by the formation of identity.
We are here because of a film that radiates identity—Ti West’s The House of the Devil, which is storming the festival circuit from Sheffield, UK to Austin, Texas...
Fixated on the “Satanic Panic” of the early 80s, The House of the Devil devotedly follows the cinematic trends of that era. »
- M C Funk
Fantastic Fest
14 October 2009 5:39 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
[1] Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. In years past they have presented the world premieres of There Will Be Blood, Apocalypto, City Of Ember and Eagle Eye, while their guest roster has included such talent as Mel Gibson, Bill Murray, Paul Rudd, Bill Pullman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, George Romero, Darren Aronofsky and Mike Judge. Fantastic Fest is held each year, primarily at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar in Austin, Texas. The Alamo Drafthouse was named the best cinema in America by Entertainment Weekly and features food and drink served to your seat without any disruption of the movie experience. [1] http://2009.fantasticfest.com/default.aspx »
- Ricky
Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis Team Up for 'Golden Suicides'
14 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
One remade Hitchcock's "Psycho," the other wrote the novel "American Psycho." and they each often explore screwed up young characters, but otherwise Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gus Van Sant ("Milk") and author Bret Easton Ellis ("Less Than Zero") have little in common. The most significant contrast between them is that Van Sant's characters tend to have good souls, while Ellis' seem to have no souls at all. This makes it all the more exciting and curious to see how the duo collaborates on a script about the tragic true story of artists Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake.
The lovers, who both ended their lives in 2007, were not household names, but they were important figures in the art world, and they both made contributions to cinema. Duncan, one of the first designers of video games for girls, made an animated short titled "The History of Glamour" (watch it here), and Blake did the »
- Christopher Campbell
1999: A Year In Review (Part Two)
14 October 2009 8:05 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Welcome to Part 2 of our 1999 Movie Retrospective. The final year of the last century was one hell of a cinematic ride and it offered some outstanding films for lovers of cinema.
Now be aware that this is not a definitive list of the films released - it’s a brief rundown highlighting interesting films that should be seen (although not always for the right reasons).
You can check out the first part (A-e) here or continue reading to see the other gems that were released in 1999.
Fight Club was a box office disappointment ten years ago, but it has gained a Huge cult following since - and it must have made an absolute mint on DVD. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton star in this David Fincher directed adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s now-famous novel. The film is another example of world perspective from a late 90s view point. »
- Niall Browne
Top Ten Working American Directors
7 October 2009 2:18 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Top Ten Working American Directors
A list like this is tricky to the point of madness. However, I'm going to save you the trouble by saying it right here, right now: Most of the choices on this list are obvious. There's a reason why certain names continually pop up whenever conversation drifts toward great American films. So there. I said it.
Yet, how do you weigh the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, a genius who delivered some of the all-time greatest films, but fizzled out 25 or so years ago, against a filmmaker like Woody Allen who has worked consistently for decades churning out both brilliant gems and disposable time wasters? How do you compare either of these directors against an auteur such as Spike Jonze who has only opened two films so far, but both are masterpieces?
In the end I just went with my gut. I knew there were »
- David Frank
The Brothers Bloom
6 October 2009 8:31 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Let me open by saying, outright, that Rian Johnson's debut film-noir/high school crossover, Brick, absolutely floored me. I saw, in that film, a true homage built on and aimed at, a love for a genre that was somehow beyond affection. A great movie and a story that portrayed a specialised and well crafted knack for dialogue and plot that even Tarantino couldn't muster. It had a small powerful heart. There was no pretension or slyness that tied itself to the film (yes there was a style and a theme which enhanced it for effect...) but it seamed to have a pulse and a life of its own without immediately prodding you, self consciously, to do nothing but remember other films. Despite the numerous allusions to Dasheil Hammet's writing and film noir as a whole it stood up on its own two legs. It lived inside an overly revisited »
- Neil Innes
Cinematical Seven: Scariest Movie Characters on Wheels
2 October 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In this week's Whip It, director-star Drew Barrymore shines a loving light on one of the most brutal and devilishly entertaining sports around: roller derby. If you've ever seen a derby match, you know what I'm talking about: 60 minutes of fast-skating, bruising action between players with names like Axles of Evil and Juana Beat'n. In celebration of the badass beauties of the roller derby world and their Whip It counterparts - including Ellen Page as "Babe Ruthless," Kristin Wiig as "Maggie Mayhem," Barrymore as "Smashley Simpson," and Zoe Bell as "Bloody Holly" - here's a Cinematical Seven remembering some of the scariest, fiercest movie characters to ever lace up a pair of roller skates.
1. Rollergirl - Boogie Nights
In Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, Rollergirl (Heather Graham) is a fixture in Jack Horner's porn family who's up for anything but never, ever takes off those skates. She's young, »
- Jen Yamato
Fantastic Fest Secret Screenings: When Festivals Collide
30 September 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
Secret screenings are a much-loved signature event at Fantastic Fest. Every year, four to six of these events are scheduled, labeled only as "Secret Screening #1" and so forth. They're the grab bags of the film festival -- you don't know if you'll get a glimpse of a world premiere with the filmmaker present, or an obscure Asian movie that hasn't hit the U.S. yet, or a big Hollywood movie that a studio is probably trying to test before release.
In the past, Fantastic Fest secret screenings have included the world premiere of There Will Be Blood with Paul Thomas Anderson in attendance; Mel Gibson turning up with a work-in-progress version of Apocalypto; the first screening of the post-Cannes cut of Southland Tales, with Richard Kelly attending; and regional premieres of films that played earlier fests, like The Brothers Bloom and Persepolis. This year, Secret Screening #1 was Robogeisha, and #2 was »
- Jette Kernion
Ricky D Conceicao: Founder & Creator
30 September 2009 12:37 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Ricky D is the founder and creator of Sound on Sight. Due to contrary belief he has never attended any film school. Instead Ricky learned his craft from his eight years as a video store clerk and countless hours of watching Vcr porn and 70`s horror films. He has completed just over a dozen short films in which he produced, directed, edited and photographed. He has taken home various awards including best director, editor and camera man at various short film festivals. Whatever little free time he has is usually spent at the movies, reading comic books and spending time with his boyfriend and two puppies. His favorite film makers are Pier Paolo Pasolini, David Cronenberg, Lars Von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock. His favorite films are Pulp Fiction, La Dolce Vita, Europa and Salo. He is currently working on a slasher film. »
- Ricky
Rogen Suits Up, McConaughey Gets Spooked And More In The DVD Report For September 22
22 September 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
As we edge out of summer, the DVD release calendar is getting considerably more crowded than in weeks past. That's good news for movie fans, as studios offer up their blockbusters from earlier in the year, as well as a steady stream of catalog titles as we head into the holiday season.
This week kicks off with one of the most peculiar releases of 2009, Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report." Those expecting the straight-up comedy usually associated with the Apatow protégé should prepare for disappointment. Rather than offering the next "Superbad" (which Rogen co-wrote), "Observe and Report" (which he did not) is a twisted -- albeit comedic -- look at a mall security cop who doubles as a mentally unbalanced outcast with a hankering for weaponry. More than most, it's a love-it-or-hate-it proposition, but if this is your cup of tea then the DVD and Blu-ray offers up a healthy dose of extras. »
- Brian Jacks
Magnolia Blossoms on Blu-ray on January 19, 2010
21 September 2009 8:24 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
You can bring home one of Paul Thomas Anderson's most acclaimed films on Blu-ray early next year. Magnolia will be released on Blu-ray on Januray 19, 2010. The new Bd disc will be priced at $28.99 Srp and while we don't have the cover art image as of yet, we'll update this story as soon as we get the new images. The film stars Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly and William H. Macy.
Anderson's follow up to Boogie Nights was called "one of the best movies of the year" by Rolling Stone's Peter Travers and was nominated for three Academy Awards-- Best Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise in an amazing performance as a sleazy infomercial host); Best Original Song (Save Me by Aimee Mann) and an Original Screenplay nomination for Anderson. The film takes place in a single day in Los Angeles, focusing on a number of interconnected »
Henry Gibson Dead at 73
16 September 2009 8:17 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Actor Henry Gibson died of cancer at the age of 73, a week before his 74th Birthday. While you might not recognize his name, you will almost certainly recognize Gibson's face from one of his many screen credits from the last 45 years. Gibson got his break in the 1963 Jerry Lewis comedy The Nutty Professor, but received his first major role as a three year stint as part of the cast of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Children of the 1980's (like myself) will probably remember Gibson from the 1989 Joe Dante comedy, The 'Burbs, in which Gibson played the villain. He also played the leader of the "Illinois Nazis" in the 1980 John Landis classic The Blues Brothers. Director Robert Altman cast him in four of his films: The Long Goodbye, A Perfect Couple, Health, and Nashville. He made a brief appearance in Altman protege Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia as an ... »
- Peter Sciretta
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